Articles tagged “U.S. airlines”

Airline Weekly

The U.S. Pilot Shortage May Not Peak Until 2023

The pandemic only put off a problem that had been looming for the U.S. airline industry: The shortage of pilots. Airlines are competing for scarce talent and are cutting back schedules because they can't find enough aviators. Not helping matters is a historic run-up in fuel prices, which only adds to airlines' woes as they start to see demand for travel rise.

2 years ago

Airline Weekly

End of Federal Aid Gave Airline Startups a Boost: Avelo Exec

Now that airlines are no longer required to fly to all their pre-pandemic destinations per aid rules, several have begun dropping routes to smaller cities. This is the perfect time for startup airlines to fill in the void and start flying from secondary markets, Avelo's new Chief Financial Officer Hunter Keay says.

2 years ago

Airline Weekly

U.S. Airlines Kick Off 2022 With Operations in Disarray

It's been a challenging start of the year for U.S. airlines. Lost in the coverage of travelers stranded at airports was that 91 percent of U.S. flights during the holidays flew as scheduled. Still, it was a mess.

2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Guidance From Airlines Still Held Captive by Shifting Covid Conditions

When will business travelers return? That's the question all airlines want the answer to. Unfortunately, no one can accurately forecast that, and predictions still vary from the end of the year to some time in 2024.

2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Southwest Slows Pandemic Recovery Amid Operational and Staffing Issues

Southwest is paying the price for its meltdown earlier in October, which left thousands of passengers stranded all over the country. When once the airline saw profits for the rest of the year, now it sees only losses.

3 years ago

Coronavirus

Skift Global Forum Preview: Incoming Southwest CEO Robert Jordan on Pulling Off New Service to 18 Airports in 18 Months

Incoming Southwest Airlines CEO Robert Jordan sees the pandemic's road to recovery in four stages: Survive, stabilize, repair, and prosper.  Right now, he says his airline is still in the stabilize phase.

Madhu Unnikrishnan, Skift | 3 years ago

Airline Weekly

U.S. Airlines May Have Already Seen Worst of Delta Variant Impact

3 years ago

Airlines

U.S. Airlines Are Failing Passengers This Summer: It Could Have Been Worse

U.S. airlines took tens of billions in government bailouts. Now, many are having trouble delivering basic services to their consumers. It is a bad look, but it does not mean the bailouts were the wrong idea. Whether you like it or not, airlines are special. People rely on them, and the government had no choice.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines

Retiring Southwest CEO Gary Kelly on What He Sees as His Legacy

When Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly took the job in 2004, the airline industry was reeling from the post-9/11 travel slump and rising oil prices. Now, as he gets ready to retire, it's slowly recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. in between, he remade the airline from scrappy discounter to one of the country's largest airlines.

Madhu Unnikrishnan, Skift | 3 years ago

Airline Weekly

Are U.S. Airline CEOs Too Optimistic About the Business Travel Recovery? Maybe Not

3 years ago